Expect a crisp start from Pittsburgh as Ryan O’Hearn ambushes a first-inning fastball from Nolan McLean for a solo shot, but the Mets’ rookie right-hander settles in quickly, leaning on his mid-90s heater and power curve to rack up whiffs and grounders through the middle frames. Carmen Mlodzinski keeps the ball on the ground early, yet his command wavers the third time through the order: a Lindor walk, Semien opposite-field double, and Juan Soto’s two-run single flip the lead in the third. New York’s deep lineup grinds out at-bats, forcing Mlodzinski from the game after five; the bullpen tandem of Isaac Mattson and Mason Montgomery inherits traffic and surrenders two more when Luis Robert Jr. slaps an RBI single and Francisco Alvarez lifts a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Pittsburgh briefly narrows the gap in the sixth on a Brandon Lowe RBI double, but McLean exits after six with a 4-2 cushion and a dozen strikeouts. The Mets’ back-end trio—Brooks Raley, Devin Williams, and Clay Holmes—locks things down. Williams overpowers the heart of the Pirates’ order in the eighth despite a Nick Gonzales RBI flare, while Holmes closes the door with his trademark turbo sinker. Offensively, New York tacks on insurance in the seventh (Carson Benge stolen-base pressure sets up a Jorge Polanco run-scoring single) and the eighth (Brett Baty triples off the right-center wall, scoring on a Luis Robert Jr. groundout). Edge in starting pitching, bullpen stability, and a relentlessly patient top of the order give the Mets a controlled 6-3 victory and a sweep of the opening series.

Sannsynlige pitchere

C. Mlodzinski Pirates

4-3 4.02 ERA

46 K

N. McLean Mets

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Pittsburgh Pirates — Tropp

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Oneil Cruz	CF	.200	0	0	.273	.200
Brandon Lowe	2B	.417	3	4	.500	1.250
Bryan Reynolds	DH	.214	0	1	.267	.214
Ryan O'Hearn	1B	.429	1	3	.467	.643
Jared Triolo	SS	.154	0	0	.267	.231
Billy Cook	RF	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Nick Gonzales	3B	.286	0	3	.333	.357
Henry Davis	C	.250	0	2	.400	.375
Jake Mangum	LF	.222	0	0	.222	.333

New York Mets — Tropp

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Francisco Lindor	SS	.182	0	0	.400	.364
Juan Soto	LF	.357	0	3	.400	.429
Bo Bichette	3B	.071	0	1	.067	.071
Jorge Polanco	DH	.100	0	1	.400	.100
Luis Robert Jr.	CF	.455	1	5	.571	.727
Brett Baty	1B	.308	0	3	.308	.462
Marcus Semien	2B	.182	0	2	.231	.273
Carson Benge	RF	.100	1	1	.250	.400
Francisco Alvarez	C	.333	1	1	.500	.833

Scoringer

▲ 1

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.

1-0

▼ 2

Marcus Semien out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Luis Robert Jr. scores.

1-1

▲ 3

Brandon Lowe homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

2-1

▼ 5

Juan Soto singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Francisco Lindor scores.

2-2

▲ 10

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Bryan Reynolds scores.

3-2

▲ 10

Henry Davis singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Billy Cook scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd.

4-2

▼ 10

Mets challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Mets challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Juan Soto doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Francisco Alvarez scores. Francisco Lindor out at home on the throw, center fielder Oneil Cruz to shortstop Jared Triolo to catcher Henry Davis.

4-3

Pittsburgh Pirates — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Oneil CruzCF	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	.200	.473
Brandon Lowe2B	3	1	2	1	2	0	1	.417	1.750
Bryan ReynoldsDH	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	.214	.481
Ryan O'Hearn1B	5	0	3	2	0	2	0	.429	1.110
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.498
Billy CookRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Nick Gonzales3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.286	.690
Henry DavisC	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.250	.775
Jake MangumLF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.222	.555
Totalt	35	4	7	4	8	12	1

BATTING

2B: Lowe, B (1, McLean).

HR: Lowe, B (3, 3rd inning off McLean, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: Cruz, O; Davis, H; Lowe, B 6; O'Hearn 3.

RBI: Davis, H (2); Lowe, B (4); O'Hearn 2 (3).

2-out RBI: Davis, H.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O'Hearn; Lowe, B; Gonzales, N; Mangum; Horwitz 2; Reynolds, B.

SAC: Mangum.

GIDP: Triolo.

Team RISP: 3-for-14.

Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING

E: Triolo (1, fielding).

Outfield assists: Cruz, O (Lindor at home).

a-Walked for Horwitz in the 8th.

1-Ran for Yorke in the 10th.

New York Mets — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Francisco LindorSS	4	1	2	0	1	2	.182	.764
Juan SotoLF	5	0	2	2	0	3	.357	.829
Bo Bichette3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.071	.138
Jorge PolancoDH	5	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.500
Luis Robert Jr.CF	3	1	2	0	1	1	.455	1.298
Brett Baty1B	4	0	2	0	0	2	.308	.770
Marcus Semien2B	3	0	0	1	0	1	.182	.504
Carson BengeRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.650
Francisco AlvarezC	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	1.333
Totalt	37	3	9	3	2	16

BATTING

2B: Soto, J (1, Urquidy).

3B: Lindor (1, Mlodzinski).

TB: Baty 2; Lindor 4; Robert Jr. 2; Soto, J 3; Torrens.

RBI: Semien (2); Soto, J 2 (3).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Torrens; Benge; Polanco 2; Bichette 2.

SF: Semien.

Team RISP: 2-for-10.

Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: Robert Jr. (1, 2nd base by Ramírez, Y/Davis, H).

FIELDING

E: Manaea (1, pickoff).

DP: (Lindor-Semien-Baty).

a-Struck out for Torrens in the 9th.

Pittsburgh Pirates — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Carmen Mlodzinski	4.1	6	2	2	0	8	85-55	4.15
Yohan Ramírez	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	22-13	0.00
Mason Montgomery	1.0	2	0	0	0	3	20-16	7.71
Isaac Mattson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-9	10.80
Dennis Santana(W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	0.00
José Urquidy(S, 1)	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	11-6	0.00

New York Mets — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Nolan McLean	5.0	4	2	2	2	8	1	84-52	3.60
Huascar Brazobán	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	0.00
Sean Manaea	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	29-15	0.00
Luke Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	22-12	0.00
Richard Lovelady(L, 1-1)	1.0	2	2	1	2	1	0	26-13	4.50

Kampinfo

Dommere: Home Plate: Ramon De Jesus; First Base: Paul Clemons; Second Base: Adrian Johnson; Third Base: Quinn Wolcott

Stadion: Citi Field, Flushing

Vær: 49°F, Sunny

Vind: 4 mph, Out To LF

Pittsburgh Pirates — Nyheter

Pirater Tilbakekaller Antwone Kelly til MLB-debut

Kelly har ingen statistikk for 2026 i databasen, noe som indikerer at han har jobbet i Minor League; Pittsburgh (35-33, +22 run differential) gjør dette trekket som et dybdetilskudd uten umiddelbar innvirkning på rotasjonen.

Antwone Kelly

Pittsburgh Pirates

Ohtani Forlater Kampen Tidlig Mot Pirater Med Venstresidig Kneinflammasjon

LAD:s ERA 1.06 ess har kastanit kun 44 IP over 7 starter denne sesongen; tidlig avgang antyder bekymring for volumstyring for et lag med +141 run differensial som leder NL Vest med 8 kamper. Alvorlighetsgrad og tilgjengelighet for neste start er ukjent, men Ohtanis eliteperiferale (0.82 WHIP, 50 SO) gjør enhver fravær meningsfull.

Shohei Ohtani

Pittsburgh Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pirater tilbakekaller Esmerlyn Valdez fra Triple-A

Valdez opprettholder .125 gjennomsnitt og 0,27 xwOBA gjennom begrenset spill, og gir dybde mens Pittsburgh leder med en rekord på 35-33 i en svak NL Central. Tilbakekallet handler sannsynlig om rostertfleksibilitet snarere enn forsvar forbedring.

Esmerlyn Valdez

Pittsburgh Pirates

Yankees sweep Guardians; Cleveland rotation falters

CLE's rotation woes intensify: Williams (3.32 ERA, 9-3) is a lone bright spot in a staff where Bibee (1-7, 4.09 ERA) and Cecconi (3-5, 4.83 ERA) have combined for 4 wins across 28 starts. NYY's +103 run differential versus CLE's -6 explains the sweep.

Shohei Ohtani

Pittsburgh Pirates

New York Yankees

Cleveland Guardians

Ohtani begrenset mens Pirates utfordrer to-veis-stjernen

Ohtanis 1.06 ERA og 0.82 WHIP forblir elite, men hans 7 starter og 44 IP foreslår begrenset volum—sannsynligvis en arbeidsmengdestyringssituasjon gitt hans doble rolle. PITs +22 løpdifferensial betyr at de kan konkurrere mot hvem som helst.

Shohei Ohtani

Pittsburgh Pirates

New York Mets — Nyheter

Freddy Peralta leder Mets midt i spekulasjoner om handel

Peraltas ERA på 4.04 og 9.12 K/9 over 78 IP representerer Mets' mest pålitelige rotasjonsdel i en 29-38-sesong preget av organisatorisk ustabilitet. Enhver avgang ville avsløre et lag der Peterson (ERA 5.75, 0-4) er det eneste andre friske alternativet for flere starter.

Freddy Peralta

New York Mets

Mets Pauserer Jorge Polancos Rehabilitering på Grunn av Ankelsmerte

Polancos tilbakeslag forsinker hans retur fra en håndleddskade som har holdt ham borte siden midten av april; første baseman har kun slagit .179/.270/.286 i 14 kamper denne sesongen. NYM sitter på 28-36 med ligaens verste run differential (-9), noe som gjør enhver offensiv forsterkelse kritisk for konkurransehåpene.

Jorge Polanco

New York Mets

Mets frigir Anderson Severino

Severino avgår etter DFA for å forfølge en kontrakt i den japanske ligaen; NYM sin rotasjon forblir forankret av Peralta (3,63 ERA, 4-4) med Peterson (5,18 ERA, 0-4) som sliter som femte starter for et lag med rekorden 28-35.

Anderson Severino

New York Mets

Mets' 27-35-rekord reiser spørsmål om handelsfrist

NYM ligger 8 kamper bak WSH til tross for identiske 5-5-rekorder de siste 10 kampene, med en kjørsdifferanse på -13 som tyder på strukturell svakhet i troppen snarere enn uflaks. Peralta (3.63 ERA, 74 K) forblir konkurransedyktig, men Peterson (5.18 ERA, 0-4) og begrenset offensiv produksjon (251 RS, sist i NL East) gjør konkurransedyktige tillegg dyre på midtsesongen.

New York Mets

George Kirby tar femte tap mot Mets

Kirbys ERA på 3,77 og K/9 på 7,18 forblir solid, men fire opptjente poeng på fire inninger onsdag signaliserer nylige vanskeligheter i en sesong der han har notert en xwOBA på 0,294. Seattle (21-40) ligger 11,5 spill bak i AL West med begrenset rom for rotasjonsineffektivitet.

George Kirby

New York Mets